Big responsibility on Pandya's shoulders, he's 5th bowler and Indian team don't have luxury of 6th bowler. Score is not big so if by any chance any bowler is having bad day then this strategy is going to bite back.
Jos Buttler took the game away from India and England has a long batting line up and as mentioned above from one of the users, the team chasing won the last two times and hence i placed a bet on England to win the match once i knew they were chasing and things are going in that direction as India was able to pick just one wicket and they must cruise to a victory in the match. 
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157 runs target.
Big responsibility on Pandya's shoulders, he's 5th bowler and Indian team don't have luxury of 6th bowler. Score is not big so if by any chance any bowler is having bad day then this strategy is going to bite back.
Big responsibility on Pandya's shoulders, he's 5th bowler and Indian team don't have luxury of 6th bowler. Score is not big so if by any chance any bowler is having bad day then this strategy is going to bite back.
Advantage with England right now. They need another 79 runs from 11 overs, with 9 wickets in hand. If India wants to come back in to this game, then they need to take the wicket of Jos Buttler. Dawid Malan is also looking quite dangerous out there. Yuzvendra Chahal was the sole bowler to get a wicket (although he conceded a lot of runs) and it won't be a bad idea to give him a couple of overs now.
So KL got another chance (Was expecting something else but okay) and debutant Surya kumar yadav had to sit out because Rohit is back. He must be feeling bad but i'm sure he will get lot more chances in the future.
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Luls Bowled!! KL Rahul - Long walk of shame-
Surya Kumar Yadav will be giving his chance in the next match as KL Rahul is struggling and now collected a pair, one run in 3 innings when there are young talents waiting to get an opportunity. The team chasing has all the advantage and i am expecting England to win the game unless India is able to post above 180 runs.EDIT
Luls Bowled!! KL Rahul - Long walk of shame-
Edit:
Rohit Sharma is back in the pavilion.
Ishan Kishan is gone.
Big responsibility on Pandya's shoulders, he's 5th bowler and Indian team don't have luxury of 6th bowler. Score is not big so if by any chance any bowler is having bad day then this strategy is going to bite back.
Surya Kumar Yadav will be giving his chance in the next match as KL Rahul is struggling and now collected a pair, one run in 3 innings when there are young talents waiting to get an opportunity. The team chasing has all the advantage and i am expecting England to win the game unless India is able to post above 180 runs.
Edit:
Rohit Sharma is back in the pavilion.
Ishan Kishan is gone.
Looks like India is going to lose the match by the look of things. Doesn't look like a very batsmen friendly track at the moment with the bounce but English bowlers are bowling really well and keeping it very disciplined. Batting with run rate under 5 with 8 overs already done. Is this even a T20 game? or India just clutching by a straw trying to not embarrass themselves in front of the nation by getting all out under 100. Edit:
Rohit Sharma is back in the pavilion.
Ishan Kishan is gone.
They should have listened to eaLity and taken out Rahul from the lineup. Surely he doesn't start in the next one. He isn't Sachin Tendulkar to be given chances over and over again even through a poor run of form.
Surya Kumar Yadav will be giving his chance in the next match as KL Rahul is struggling and now collected a pair, one run in 3 innings when there are young talents waiting to get an opportunity. The team chasing has all the advantage and i am expecting England to win the game unless India is able to post above 180 runs.
Edit:
Rohit Sharma is back in the pavilion.
Ishan Kishan is gone.
Looks like India is going to lose the match by the look of things. Doesn't look like a very batsmen friendly track at the moment with the bounce but English bowlers are bowling really well and keeping it very disciplined. Batting with run rate under 5 with 8 overs already done. Is this even a T20 game? or India just clutching by a straw trying to not embarrass themselves in front of the nation by getting all out under 100. Edit:
Rohit Sharma is back in the pavilion.
Ishan Kishan is gone.
They should have listened to eaLity and taken out Rahul from the lineup. Surely he doesn't start in the next one. He isn't Sachin Tendulkar to be given chances over and over again even through a poor run of form.
Just switched on the TV, as I was taking dinner earlier. Once again, India seems to be in trouble when they are batting first. The plus point for India is that Virat Kohli is still there, along with Rishabh Pant. But it is going to be a tough task, with Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan back in the pavilion. In particular, I was disappointed with the way in which Kishan got out. I had high expectations from him.
So KL got another chance (Was expecting something else but okay) and debutant Surya kumar yadav had to sit out because Rohit is back. He must be feeling bad but i'm sure he will get lot more chances in the future.
EDIT
Luls Bowled!! KL Rahul - Long walk of shame-
Surya Kumar Yadav will be giving his chance in the next match as KL Rahul is struggling and now collected a pair, one run in 3 innings when there are young talents waiting to get an opportunity. The team chasing has all the advantage and i am expecting England to win the game unless India is able to post above 180 runs.EDIT
Luls Bowled!! KL Rahul - Long walk of shame-
Edit:
Rohit Sharma is back in the pavilion.
Ishan Kishan is gone.
England won the toss and opt to ball first, let's see if Morgan & co repeat their 1st match performance one more time.
So KL got another chance (Was expecting something else but okay) and debutant Surya kumar yadav had to sit out because Rohit is back. He must be feeling bad but i'm sure he will get lot more chances in the future.
EDIT
Luls Bowled!! KL Rahul - Long walk of shame-
So KL got another chance (Was expecting something else but okay) and debutant Surya kumar yadav had to sit out because Rohit is back. He must be feeling bad but i'm sure he will get lot more chances in the future.
EDIT
Luls Bowled!! KL Rahul - Long walk of shame-
However there is more chance of Rohit Sharma to get into the starting matches of the world cup. Maybe due to some performance lacking new players like Ishan kishan gets opportunity to start the innings. The selection committee of India is something different, because unexpected selections used to happen.
Rohit Sharma is like a permanent member of the squad and he won't get dropped even if his form is not very good. And I don't expect him to bat in the middle-order. He is a batsmen who is most suited for the top order. Younger players such as Kishan, Gill and Surya haven't reached a stage where they could replace Rohit. If Rohit is selected along with two of these players, then he will open the batting along with one of them and the other will be pushed down the order.
I disagree. KL Rahul didn't perform in recent matches, but that doesn't mean that he should be benched. He is one of the most consistent players in the IPL from the last couple of years which is why he deserves to be a part of the World Cup squad.
KL Rahul was one of the most exciting batsmen during the IPL 2020. This time also, the World Cup squad will be declared after the IPL 2021, and I am sure that Rahul will be able to perform during that tournament. But there is a lot of competition now for the spot of the opener, especially since Ishan Kishan hit that amazing half-century on his debut yesterday. Kishan, Shaw, Rahul, Mayank, Shikhar, Shubman.etc are in competition for the same slot.
If Ishan kishan keep up with his form in next couple of games and 5-6 games of IPL then he could be potential candidate for opener along with KL Rahul and Mayank. Shubhman Gill has no chance, he's way too behind in T-20 format. Shikar need to bring his A game in IPL, considering he's not going to get any chance in current series.
~Edited out~My question is, whether too much competition for a position in the team helps building a team or it will hurt them as they will find it difficult to perform as a team in the shorter format.
For team management point of view, having a strong bench strength is positive and its good headache for them as far as selection process is concern. Most of the times it also helps players because they know that there are 3-4 guys are in line who can replace them anytime so player tries their best. Bench strength also comes very handy when players are injured, if management is able to find like-to-like replacement then its a big plus (one good example is Axar replacing injured Jadeja against Eng in the Test).
IPL is enough to give practice for anyone because the T20 worldcup is scheduled to happen in Oct so if the rest is indeed for him then its okay. Surya Kumar Yadav being remains uncapped for very long time even though he showed his best in the IPL so its time for the selectors to give him some chance and continue the winning streak against one of the international t20 teams like Eng.
Well.. in a sense, that is true. Nowadays performance in the IPL is the primary criteria for selection in to the national team (in all the three formats). The problem for the selectors is that there are too few slots, and too many contenders. So eventually they need to drop some players, even if they perform really well. But it will be really disappointing for these players (such as Kishan and Yadav), if they are not selected.
BTW, I have one crazy suggestion for the T20 World Cup. Why can't the ICC allow two teams from India? One the regular Indian side captained by Virat Kohli, and the second a India A team (captained by someone like KL Rahul?). I checked the teams that are participating in the T20 World Cup. There are teams such as Oman, which are entirely comprised of expats from India and Pakistan (without a single Omani citizen). So what is the point here? Rather than allowing these expat teams, the ICC can instead allow India to field one more team in the World Cup.
Really hope India win todays T20. Really attractive odds made me make couple of parlays including them. One for the Maharaja of Bitcointalk tourney(2.44x) and a personal bet of 5.77x. It is the last game for both parlays. Fingers crossed.
I am against the idea of resting Rohit Sharma. I think he needs some match practise, especially in the T20 format. The last time he played a T20 match was more than 4 months ago, during the IPL 2020. Ishan Kishan has made his point during the last match and now it is up to Surya Kumar Yadav to showcase his skills. And regarding Rahul, he is like a regular in the Indian team and don't need to worry about the temporary dip in form. I am sure that he'll come back strongly in the upcoming IPL.
Yeah, I'd agree on that. If it was left to me, There is no chance that I rest one of the best batsmen in the squad. You shouldn't take chances against a quality opposition in England. Ahmedabad pitch might be slightly better for spin and Chahal and Sunder's spell will be crucial.
KL Rahul's form has dipped considerably..would you drop him and bring Rohit back into the lineup?
I am against the idea of resting Rohit Sharma. I think he needs some match practise, especially in the T20 format. The last time he played a T20 match was more than 4 months ago, during the IPL 2020. Ishan Kishan has made his point during the last match and now it is up to Surya Kumar Yadav to showcase his skills. And regarding Rahul, he is like a regular in the Indian team and don't need to worry about the temporary dip in form. I am sure that he'll come back strongly in the upcoming IPL.
KL Rahul's form has dipped considerably..would you drop him and bring Rohit back into the lineup?
Ishan Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav played huge part to MI winning the trophy multiple times and its good to see them playing for team India who has waited so long for this opportunity and news says that Rohit might be rested for the upcoming matches as well so they are going with KL Rahul even after two horrible performance but its okay because he is capable batsman in t20 format for sure who can convert the good start into big scores like Hitman in ODI.
I am against the idea of resting Rohit Sharma. I think he needs some match practise, especially in the T20 format. The last time he played a T20 match was more than 4 months ago, during the IPL 2020. Ishan Kishan has made his point during the last match and now it is up to Surya Kumar Yadav to showcase his skills. And regarding Rahul, he is like a regular in the Indian team and don't need to worry about the temporary dip in form. I am sure that he'll come back strongly in the upcoming IPL.
Ishan Kishan and Surya Kumar Yadav played huge part to MI winning the trophy multiple times and its good to see them playing for team India who has waited so long for this opportunity and news says that Rohit might be rested for the upcoming matches as well so they are going with KL Rahul even after two horrible performance but its okay because he is capable batsman in t20 format for sure who can convert the good start into big scores like Hitman in ODI.
I am against the idea of resting Rohit Sharma. I think he needs some match practise, especially in the T20 format. The last time he played a T20 match was more than 4 months ago, during the IPL 2020. Ishan Kishan has made his point during the last match and now it is up to Surya Kumar Yadav to showcase his skills. And regarding Rahul, he is like a regular in the Indian team and don't need to worry about the temporary dip in form. I am sure that he'll come back strongly in the upcoming IPL.
If Ishan kishan keep up with his form in next couple of games and 5-6 games of IPL then he could be potential candidate for opener along with KL Rahul and Mayank. Shubhman Gill has no chance, he's way too behind in T-20 format. Shikar need to bring his A game in IPL, considering he's not going to get any chance in current series.
Everything will depend on his performance during the IPL. Last time, he was in terrific form for the Mumbai Indians and helped them to win the trophy. Apart from the individual performances, the team performance also matters and that's what happened in the case of Ishan Kishan. If this time also he and his team performs well in the IPL, then he can be assured of being included in the squad (but still not guaranteed of a slot on the playing XI, due to tough competition).
If Ishan kishan keep up with his form in next couple of games and 5-6 games of IPL then he could be potential candidate for opener along with KL Rahul and Mayank. Shubhman Gill has no chance, he's way too behind in T-20 format. Shikar need to bring his A game in IPL, considering he's not going to get any chance in current series.
Everything will depend on his performance during the IPL. Last time, he was in terrific form for the Mumbai Indians and helped them to win the trophy. Apart from the individual performances, the team performance also matters and that's what happened in the case of Ishan Kishan. If this time also he and his team performs well in the IPL, then he can be assured of being included in the squad (but still not guaranteed of a slot on the playing XI, due to tough competition).
India bounced back strong winning the match easy in the end. I'm not sure we can read to much into the chasing teams winning the matches right now, yes both teams chasing have won but in the first match the total wasn't all that high to chase down and England did it easy. However in this match it was a decent sized total that India were able to chase down easy. I think we'll get a better of idea on whether chasing down totals is a benefit or not in the next match.
By the way, it was nice to see Kohli finally score some runs and to finish N/O will give him confidence in the remaining matches in the series, well we hope.
By the way, it was nice to see Kohli finally score some runs and to finish N/O will give him confidence in the remaining matches in the series, well we hope.
If Ishan kishan keep up with his form in next couple of games and 5-6 games of IPL then he could be potential candidate for opener along with KL Rahul and Mayank. Shubhman Gill has no chance, he's way too behind in T-20 format. Shikar need to bring his A game in IPL, considering he's not going to get any chance in current series.
India is one of the few teams that debuts news players all the time other than West Indies who debuts mainly because their main players are busy playing franchise cricket or they will be having some kind of fight between the cricket board and the players other than that India is the only team that is experimenting with new players all the time and even if Ishan Kishan did not perform well in a few matches they will find an alternative 
.My question is, whether too much competition for a position in the team helps building a team or it will hurt them as they will find it difficult to perform as a team in the shorter format.
I disagree. KL Rahul didn't perform in recent matches, but that doesn't mean that he should be benched. He is one of the most consistent players in the IPL from the last couple of years which is why he deserves to be a part of the World Cup squad.
KL Rahul was one of the most exciting batsmen during the IPL 2020. This time also, the World Cup squad will be declared after the IPL 2021, and I am sure that Rahul will be able to perform during that tournament. But there is a lot of competition now for the spot of the opener, especially since Ishan Kishan hit that amazing half-century on his debut yesterday. Kishan, Shaw, Rahul, Mayank, Shikhar, Shubman.etc are in competition for the same slot.
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